<table cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="90%"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td valign="top" width="63%">FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE</td><td valign="top" width="37%"><div align="right">NEWS RELEASE #024</div></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td valign="top">FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA</td><td valign="top"> </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>2nd day of May, 2016</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR REHEARING GRANTED; JUDGMENT REAFFIRMED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2016/15CA1750.pc.pdf">2015-CA-1750 DERRICK SHEPHERD v. THOMAS SCHEDLER, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, & JAMES "BUDDY" CALDWELL IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, & PAUL D. CONNICK, JR., IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR THE 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/15CA1750.ggg.dis.pdf">GUIDRY, J., would grant rehearing and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR REHEARING NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-K -2295 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. QUINT MIRE (Parish of Vermilion)<br />HUGHES, J., Not considered. Not timely filed. See Supreme Court Rule IX, Section 1.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATIONS FOR REHEARING DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KO-1555 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GERALD W. DAHLEM (Parish of Washington)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-B -1453 IN RE: CHRISTINE M. MIRE<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/15B1453.bjj.con.pdf">JOHNSON, C.J., additionally concurs in the denial of the rehearing for the reasons assigned by Knoll, J.</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2016/15B1453.jtk.con.pdf">KNOLL, J., additionally concurs with reasons</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/15B1453.jlw.dis.pdf">WEIMER, J., dissents and assigns reasons</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/15B1453.mrc.con.pdf">CLARK, J., additionally concurs in the denial of the rehearing for the reasons assigned by Knoll, J.</a><br />HUGHES, J., would grant.<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-O -1691 IN RE: JUSTICE OF THE PEACE LEROY J. LAICHE, JR., SECOND JUSTICE COURT, PARISH OF ASCENSION, STATE OF LOUISIANA<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-C -1793 COASTAL DRILLING COMPANY, L.L.C. v. BARRY J. DUFRENE, IN HIS CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR OF ST. MARY PARISH SALES AND USE TAX DEPARTMENT AND EX-OFFICIO TAX COLLECTOR FOR ST. MARY PARISH (Parish of St. Mary)<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p>